F1 Boss Ecclestone Faces Bribery Trial in Germany (BLOG)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnDsHOJWZnccSybO57dTLmN_yh7w4Klbkt3Tb1henYvq7kJeKgOABy3WLhmxyDZkf9nrSWCYneU7b1MxnYHUk-_8avd3cp0GrsxonBtEcRp2OXVxN9vEuctB-HjldUFvqOgjNEGJ2FYk/s1600/article-2063209-0EBEA2C400000578-869_468x350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnDsHOJWZnccSybO57dTLmN_yh7w4Klbkt3Tb1henYvq7kJeKgOABy3WLhmxyDZkf9nrSWCYneU7b1MxnYHUk-_8avd3cp0GrsxonBtEcRp2OXVxN9vEuctB-HjldUFvqOgjNEGJ2FYk/s1600/article-2063209-0EBEA2C400000578-869_468x350.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">A German court says Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone will go on trial on bribery charges.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">The Munich state court says it has decided to send to trial the indictment against the 83-year-old Ecclestone. He faces charges of bribery and incitement to breach of trust connected to the alleged payment of a $45 million bribe to a German banker.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">A court statement says that dates for the trial haven't yet been set but proceedings are currently expected to start at the end of April.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">The banker, Gerhard Gribkowsky, already has been convicted of taking the payment from Ecclestone in connection with the sale of a stake in F1. Ecclestone has insisted that he did "nothing illegal."</div></div>

F1 Boss Ecclestone Faces Bribery Trial in Germany (BLOG)

A German court says Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone will go on trial on bribery charges. The Munich state court says it has decided to se...

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